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 | Join us on our Sunset Photography Hike to Potato Knob
Summer
sunsets in the mountains are beautiful to behold and fun to photograph.
Join us on Saturday, April 30 for a hike and dinner high atop Mount
Mitchell, followed by a visit to the Begley cabin to view and
(hopefully) photograph the sunset.
Meet in the parking lot of Black Mountain Savings Bank, 200 E. State Street at 3:30 pm to carpool to Mount Mitchell.
Bring
your camera, a sweater, rain gear, a flashlight, dinner, drinks, and a
folding chair. Your gear will be carried in a 4WD vehicle to the site.
Difficulty Rating: Easy
Cost is $20 for Museum members; $30 for
non-members. Reservations are required. To register please call 669-9566
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 | Hike with us to beautiful Mitchell Falls
On
Saturday, May 7th, the Museum will host a hike on a private land
preserve, with permission of the owners, to what is now known as
Mitchell Falls. This is the site where Dr. Elisha Mitchell fell to his
death while trying to prove the mountain that now bears his name is the
highest in Eastern North America.
The hike is moderate, with a steep descent into the falls themselves.
Details:
Meet at 8:30 am in the parking lot of Black Mountain Savings Bank to
carpool to the hike site in Yancey County, about an 1.5 hour drive.
Bring lunch, snacks, drinks, hiking stick, cameras, etc.
Cost
is $50 for Museum members; $75 for non-members. For reservations, call
828-669-9566, or email swannanoavalleym@bellsouth.net.
Pre-payment would be appreciated. |
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| Daycation - Cradle of Forestry and lunch at Pisgah Inn
Join
us on Wednesday, May 11 to explore the sights and sounds of the
birthplace of Forest Conservation in America – the Cradle of Forestry.
Spanning
over 100 years of forest conservation history, the Cradle of Forestry
offers a snap shot of life at America’s first school of Forestry along
the Biltmore Campus Trail. You can also take a picturesque walk along the Forest Festival Trail complete with a restored 1915 logging locomotive.
Meet
at 10:00 am at the Black Mountain Savings Bank, 200 E State Street. We
will carpool to Pisgah Inn for lunch at 11:30 am and then make our way
to the Cradle to view their new movie, Magic in the Forest, at 1 pm and then we will go on a guided tour of the Biltmore Campus Trail at 2 pm. This easy hike is approximately one mile.
Cost
is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers and includes admission into
the Cradle of Forestry. Lunch is not included in the price. Reservations
are required. Please call 669-9566 or email
info@swannanoavalleymuseum.org to register. |
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| Wildflower Hike to Pearson's Falls
On
Saturday, May 14 join us as we identify wildflowers on a hike to
Pearson's Falls. Located near the towns of Saluda and Tryon, Pearson's
Falls is a mountain gem owned and preserved by Tryon Garden Club. It is a
North Carolina Natural Heritage Area.
Only
one trail, 1/4 mile long, is within the preserve. The trail is
developed, with steps and fences, as it leads up the creek to the base
of the falls. Large trees grace the slopes along the stream in this
lush, mixed hardwood forest. Many species of ferns and wildflowers grow
beside the trail. There is a gentle climb along the trail's whole
length, though it is never steep.
Details:
This is an easy, guided hike. Meet at 10:00 am at Black Mountain
Savings Bank, 200 E State Street to carpool to the trailhead. Bring
lunch, water, camera, sketch pads, and wear comfortable hiking shoes.
Cost is $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers and includes entry into the
park. Please pre-register by calling 669-9566 or emailing
info@swannanoavalleymuseum.org.
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| Rummage Sale Donations Needed!
Thinking
of getting rid of some items after your spring cleaning adventures?
Donate any unwanted items to the Swannanoa Valley Museum's Rummage Sale!
We
will be collecting items at the Museum Monday - Friday from 9 am to 5
pm from now until the Rummage Sale on Saturday, August 6th. All proceeds
from the sale benefit the museum and are tax deductible.
Please call the museum before dropping items off at 669-9566. |
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Our Sponsor
Since
the days when the buffalo and elk roamed the age-old migration routes
between the piedmont and mountains of North Carolina, our Valley has
been celebrated for its broad, fertile river plain, incredible
geographic beauty and yes, a rich history of wildlife. In fact, before
our earliest settlers crossed the Eastern Continental Divide in the
1780s, the Swannanoa Valley with its abundant wildlife was a prized
hunting ground used by the Cherokees and neighboring Catawba tribes.
Later,
near the end of the eighteenth century, many of the world′s leading
botanists and geographers traveled to our Valley and surrounding
mountains. They declared the environment to be home to the most unique
and diverse flora and fauna that they had ever studied. Well, today
those of us who reside here can easily understand what was in the hearts
and minds of those earliest inhabitants, explorers, and pioneers.
We
are so fortunate to call the upper Swannanoa Valley and the encircling
Swannanoa Rim our home. As Black Mountain′s oldest continuing business
(since 1908) and its only locally owned community bank, we are very
proud to be the sponsor of the Swannanoa Valley Museum′s e-newsletter.
Cheers!
M. Wendell Begley,
President Black Mountain Savings Bank
"Harriet Styles and Joe Standaert identify wildflowers."
Black Mountain Savings Bank, 200 E. State Street, Black Mountain,
NC 28711/Phone (828) 669-7991/Fax (828) 669-6974, Email:
mwb_bmsb@bellsouth.net Equal Housing Lender/Member FDIC |
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mission of the Swannanoa Valley Museum is to preserve and interpret the
social, cultural and natural history of the Swannanoa Valley, a pathway
to Western North Carolina, by developing dynamic programs and engaging
exhibitions for the education and enrichment of the community, its
children and future generations.
P.O. Box 306, Black Mountain, NC 28711 • 828-669-9566
www.swannanoavalleymuseum.org • swannanoavalleym@bellsouth.net |
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